Moisture transport and drying shrinkage properties of steel-fibre-reinforced-concrete.

Jafarifar, Naeimeh; Pilakoutas, Kypros; Bennett, Terry

Abstract

Drying shrinkage has a serious impact on the structural and durability performance of concrete pavements. Shrinkage strain development and distress can only be fully understood by knowing the moisture transport and free shrinkage properties of concrete. This paper uses experiments and FE inverse analysis to determine these properties for conventional concrete (CC) and RCC reinforced with recycled-steel-fibres from tyres. Moisture diffusivity versus moisture content and a relationship between free shrinkage and moisture loss are derived. These values can be used to predict shrinkage strains and stresses in road pavements and other ground restrained slabs.

Citation

JAFARIFAR, N., PILAKOUTAS, K. and BENNETT, T. 2014. Moisture transport and drying shrinkage properties of steel-fibre-reinforced-concrete. Construction and building materials [online], 73, pages 41-50. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2014.09.039

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Sep 22, 2014
• Online Publication Date: Oct 13, 2014
• Publication Date: Dec 30, 2014
• Deposit Date: Jun 2, 2016
• Publicly Available Date: Jun 2, 2016
• Journal: Construction and building materials
• Print ISSN: 0950-0618
• Electronic ISSN: 1879-0526
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 73
• Pages: 41-50
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2014.09.039
• Keywords: Drying shrinkage; Moisture transport; Recycled fibre; RCC; Pavement
• Public URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10059/1502